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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit andrewsullivan.substack.comRobert is a journalist and historian. He served as president and editor-in-chief of Congressional Quarterly, the editor of The National Interest, and the editor of The American Conservative, and he covered Washington as a reporter for the WSJ for more than a decade. He has written many history books, including the one we're discussing this week: President McKinley: Architect of the American Century. It's a lively read, a fascinating glimpse of fin-de-siècle American politics, and of a GOP firmer on tariffs — but a hell of a lot more virtuous than it is under Trump today.For two clips of our convo — on McKinley's heroism during the Civil War, and the reasons he differs so much from Trump — head to our YouTube page.Other topics: Robert's journalist dad and his conservative influence; his own career as a journo; McKinley's roots in Ohio; his abolitionist parents; his mentor Rutherford B Hayes; his time in Congress; the economic depression of the 1890s; the debate over the gold standard; McKinley's “front-porch strategy” besting the great populist orator William Jennings Bryan; his underrated presidency; his modesty and “commanding quiet”; his incremental pragmatism — in the spirit of Oakeshott's “trimmer”; ushering in American empire; the Spanish-American War; the sinking of the Maine; taking over the Philippines; annexing Hawaii; leaving Cuba to the Cubans; the Panama Canal; McKinley's strong support of tariffs; his later pivot towards reciprocity in trade; his lackluster record on race relations; his assassination by an anarchist; Teddy taking over; his bombast contrasting with his predecessor; trust-busting; McKinley's remarkable marriage; his wife's epilepsy; HW Bush; and if a McKinley type of conservative could succeed in today's GOP.Browse the Dishcast archive for an episode you might enjoy (the first 102 are free in their entirety — subscribe to get everything else). Coming up: Chris Matthews — who just revived “Hardball” on Substack, Tara Zahra on the revolt against globalization after WWI, Walter Isaacson on Ben Franklin, Arthur C. Brooks on the science of happiness, Paul Elie on crypto-religion in ‘80s pop culture, and Johann Hari coming back to turn the tables and interview me for the pod. Please send any guest recs, dissents, and other comments to dish@andrewsullivan.com.

The guest host for today's show is Brad Bannon. Brad runs Bannon Communications Research, a polling, message development and media firm which helps labor unions, progressive issue groups and Democratic candidates win public affairs and political campaigns. His show, 'Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon,' airs every Monday from 3-4pm ET. The guest host for today's show is Brad Bannon. Brad runs Bannon Communications Research, a polling, message development and media firm which helps labor unions, progressive issue groups and Democratic candidates win public affairs and political campaigns. His show, 'Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon,' airs every Monday from 3-4pm ET.   Brad is first joined by John Bennett, Editor at Large at Congressional Quarterly and Roll Call.  The pair discusses 'Tariff Tuesday,' scheduled for tomorrow by the Trump administration.  In response to the tariffs, the cost of goods and services for Americans are expected to rise, while the stock market (and people's retirement accounts) are expected to decline. Then, Brad is joined by Alex Lawson, Executive Director of Social Security Works, which fights to address the retirement income crisis by protecting and expanding America's Social Security system. Social Security Works is the convening organization of the Strengthen Social Security Coalition— a coalition made up of over 340 national and state organizations representing over 50 million Americans. Brad and Alex talk about the chaotic economic policies of the Trump administration, April 5th's planned protests, and the battles to save Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security. Stripping Medicaid funding could literally put Seniors in nursing homes on the streets, and deprive children with disabilities of funding for their education. On the Social Security front, Alex explains that the Trump administration is firing staff at Social Security offices to try to cause enough chaos so that they can create an excuse to demand emergency powers to take control of Social Security. The website for CQ Roll Call is www.RollCall.com and John's handle on X is @BennettJohnT. The 'Social Security Works' website is www.socialsecurityworks.org and their handle on BlueSky is @socialsecurityworks.org. Alex's handle there is @alaw202.bsky.social.  Brad writes a political column every Sunday for 'The Hill.'  He's on the National Journal's panel of political insiders and is a national political analyst for WGN TV and Radio in Chicago and KNX Radio in Los Angeles. You can read Brad's columns at www.MuckRack.com/Brad-Bannon. His handle on BlueSky is @bradbannon.bsky.social. 

The guest host for today's show is Brad Bannon. Brad runs Bannon Communications Research, a polling, message development and media firm which helps labor unions, progressive issue groups and Democratic candidates win public affairs and political campaigns. His show, 'Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon,' airs every Monday from 3-4pm ET. The guest host for today's show is Brad Bannon. Brad runs Bannon Communications Research, a polling, message development and media firm which helps labor unions, progressive issue groups and Democratic candidates win public affairs and political campaigns. His show, 'Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon,' airs every Monday from 3-4pm ET.   Brad is first joined by John Bennett, Editor at Large at Congressional Quarterly and Roll Call.  The pair discusses 'Tariff Tuesday,' scheduled for tomorrow by the Trump administration.  In response to the tariffs, the cost of goods and services for Americans are expected to rise, while the stock market (and people's retirement accounts) are expected to decline. Then, Brad is joined by Alex Lawson, Executive Director of Social Security Works, which fights to address the retirement income crisis by protecting and expanding America's Social Security system. Social Security Works is the convening organization of the Strengthen Social Security Coalition— a coalition made up of over 340 national and state organizations representing over 50 million Americans. Brad and Alex talk about the chaotic economic policies of the Trump administration, April 5th's planned protests, and the battles to save Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security. Stripping Medicaid funding could literally put Seniors in nursing homes on the streets, and deprive children with disabilities of funding for their education. On the Social Security front, Alex explains that the Trump administration is firing staff at Social Security offices to try to cause enough chaos so that they can create an excuse to demand emergency powers to take control of Social Security. The website for CQ Roll Call is www.RollCall.com and John's handle on X is @BennettJohnT. The 'Social Security Works' website is www.socialsecurityworks.org and their handle on BlueSky is @socialsecurityworks.org. Alex's handle there is @alaw202.bsky.social.  Brad writes a political column every Sunday for 'The Hill.'  He's on the National Journal's panel of political insiders and is a national political analyst for WGN TV and Radio in Chicago and KNX Radio in Los Angeles. You can read Brad's columns at www.MuckRack.com/Brad-Bannon. His handle on BlueSky is @bradbannon.bsky.social. 

Send us a textTaegan Goddard is the founder and editor of Political Wire, one of the most widely-read political news sites over the last 25+ years. He created Political Wire in the late 1990s after stints as a Senate staffer on Capitol Hill and several years in state government in his home state of Connecticut. In this conversation, he talks his own development as a rabid political junkie, setting out early goals in the public and private sector, both encouraging and disheartening stints in government, why he decided against running for office, and starting Political Wire initially as a hobby - which has now grown into a site that is a regular stop for 10+ million readers a month. To become a paid subscriber to Political Wire to see additional content and no ads, click here.IN THIS EPISODEGrowing up as a young political junkie in Hartford, CT...Taegan runs across an early version of the internet in the 1980s...The British politician who had an important important on the structure of Taegan's life...Important lessons working for the Senate Banking Chair, Michigan Democrat Don Riegle, on Capitol Hill...Highs and lows of working for Governor Lowell Weicker and others in CT state government...Why time working in state government made Taegan forgo an early desire to run for office himself...The core lesson of his book for elected officials, You Won, Now What?, that stands the test of time...The origin story of the Political Wire news website, which goes back 3+ decades...When Taegan realized Political Wire had found an audience and developed staying power...How Taegan has maintained and grown his audience in the tumultuous space of internet political sites...Taegan's sense of how important and history-making our current era of politics is...Taegan's most effective work tool & favorite non-political website...AND Spiro Agnew, David Bradley, Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton's best friend, Congressional Quarterly, Charlie Cook, Al D'Amato, dark horse campaigns, the Federal Reserve Board, Joe Ganim, Newt Gingrich, Michael Heseltine, the Keating 5, John Kerry, Merck, nattering nabobs, The New Republic, Ross Perot, reader freakouts, Robert Redford, Chris Riback, Joe Rogan, Stu Rothenberg, John Rowland, William Safire, Ben Thompson, Chuck Todd, Donald Trump, the Wall Street Journal, yellow legal pads...& more!

It's not just the MAGA crowd who are concerned with government waste and inefficiency. In a convincing Wall Street Journal op-ed, best-selling tech author Larry Downes questions the need for a thousand Social Security offices around the country. Downes argues that the federal government's resistance to digital transformation has resulted in staggeringly low user satisfaction rates - just 12% for federal government services. Despite more than 85% of federal workers being based outside Washington, there have been few serious attempts to modernize these services through e-government initiatives. While the incoming Trump administration's "Doge" team has talked about reforming government, Downes remains skeptical about implementation, citing political obstacles rather than technical challenges. He notes that while Estonia and Denmark offer successful e-government models, American reform efforts face unique hurdles, including congressional resistance to closing local offices and bureaucratic procurement processes that often outlast technology cycles. Downes suggests that modernization could significantly improve service delivery while reducing costs, though it would impact federal employment. He emphasizes that this isn't about privatization but rather bringing government services into the digital age - something that could potentially serve as a safeguard against authoritarian overreach by systematizing government processes in transparent, digital systems.Larry Downes is the author of five books on the impact of technology on business, society, and the law. His first book, “Unleashing the Killer App” (Harvard Business School Press), was an international bestseller, with over 200,000 copies in print. The Wall Street Journal named it one of the five most important books ever published on business and technology. His most recent book is “Pivot to the Future” (Public Affairs), co-authored with Omar Abbosh and Paul Nunes of Accenture. It has been nominated for the 2019 Thinkers50 Strategy Award. Downes writes the “Innovations” column for The Washington Post and is a regular contributor to Harvard Business Review. He was previously a columnist for Forbes, CNET and The Industry Standard. He has written for a variety of other publications, including The New York Times, USA Today, Inc., The Economist, Wired, MIT Sloan Management Review, Entrepreneur, Fast Company, Recode, The Hill, Congressional Quarterly, Slate, The European Business Review, The Boao Review, and The San Francisco Chronicle. Downes has held faculty appointments at The University of Chicago, Northwestern University, and the University of California—Berkeley, where he was Associate Dean of the School of Information. From 2006-2010, he was a Fellow with the Stanford Law School Center for Internet and Society. From 2015-2019, he was Project Director at the Georgetown Center for Business and Public Policy at the McDonough School of Business. Downes testifies frequently before Congress on issues related to the regulation of technology, including those dealing with antitrust, privacy, communications policy, media law, and the role of the Federal Communications Commission and the Federal Trade Commission in the 21st century. He holds a B.A. from Northwestern University and a J.D. from the University of Chicago. From 1993-1994, he served as law clerk to the Hon. Richard A. Posner, Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. He lives in Berkeley, CA.Named as one of the "100 most connected men" by GQ magazine, Andrew Keen is amongst the world's best known broadcasters and commentators. In addition to presenting KEEN ON, he is the host of the long-running How To Fix Democracy show. He is also the author of four prescient books about digital technology: CULT OF THE AMATEUR, DIGITAL VERTIGO, THE INTERNET IS NOT THE ANSWER and HOW TO FIX THE FUTURE. Andrew lives in San Francisco, is married to Cassandra Knight, Google's VP of Litigation & Discovery, and has two grown children.Keen On is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit keenon.substack.com/subscribe

This week on Breaking Battlegrounds, hosts Chuck Warren and Sam Stone are joined by Congressman Bruce Westerman of Arkansas to discuss key legislation moving through Congress, including the NEPA Bill and his bipartisan Fix Our Forests Act. Next, Wall Street Journal reporter Richard Rubin breaks down the latest in U.S. tax policy, from Trump's tax cut proposals to the soaring federal debt. Finally, USMC veteran and CEO of Vetcomm, Kate Monroe, shares her insights on the impact of 9/11 and the Afghanistan pullout on veterans, homeless veterans in America and her thoughts on Kamala Harris. During Kiley's Corner, Kiley delves into some of this week's most shocking stories, including the CIA agent sentenced to prison for drugging and raping women, P. Diddy and the sex slave who shot up Trump Doral Golf Course, and Dr. Jay Varma, NY City Hall's senior public health adviser under Mayor Bill de Blasio, who hosted sex parties during COVID. As always, we end with Jenna's Sunshine Moment as she discusses "Pommel Horse Man" and the Olympic rugby player now competing on Dancing with the Stars. Don't miss this jam-packed episode!www.breakingbattlegrounds.voteTwitter: www.twitter.com/Breaking_BattleFacebook: www.facebook.com/breakingbattlegroundsInstagram: www.instagram.com/breakingbattlegroundsLinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/breakingbattlegrounds-Show sponsors:Invest YrefyYrefy offers a secure, collateralized portfolio with a strong, fixed rate of return - up to a 10.25%. There is no attack on your principal if you ever need your money back. You can let your investment compound daily, or take your income whenever you choose. Make sure you tell them Sam and Chuck sent you!Learn more at investyrefy.com4Freedom MobileExperience true freedom with 4Freedom Mobile, the exclusive provider offering nationwide coverage on all three major US networks (Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile) with just one SIM card. Our service not only connects you but also shields you from data collection by network operators, social media platforms, government agencies, and more.Use code ‘Battleground' to get your first month for $9 and save $10 a month every month after.Learn more at: 4FreedomMobile.comDot VoteWith a .VOTE website, you ensure your political campaign stands out among the competition while simplifying how you reach voters.Learn more at: dotvote.vote-About our guests:Bruce Westerman represents Arkansas' Fourth Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives, where he serves on the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and as Chairman of the Committee on Natural Resources.-Richard Rubin is the U.S. tax policy reporter for The Wall Street Journal in Washington, where he focuses on the intersection of taxes, legislation, politics and economics. He was the lead author on the Journal's coverage of the 2017 tax law and now writes frequently about the challenges facing the Internal Revenue Service.Before joining the Journal in 2015, Richard covered tax policy for Bloomberg News and Congressional Quarterly. Earlier in his career, he wrote about local government and transportation policy for the Charlotte Observer. Richard is a native of New Jersey and a graduate of Duke University.-Kate Monroe is a USMC Vet, the CEO of Vetcomm, author of The Race to Save America, and Founder of Border Vets. Follow her on X @KateMonroeCEO. Get full access to Breaking Battlegrounds at breakingbattlegrounds.substack.com/subscribe

In his new book, Decade of Disunion, Robert W. Merry explores the critical lessons from the 1850s when the United States faced a growing crisis over slavery. The Mexican War's vast new territories sparked debates on expanding slavery, clashing with the 1820 Missouri Compromise. Key events such as the Compromise of 1850, the 1854 repeal of the Missouri Compromise, the 1857 Dred Scott decision, and John Brown's 1859 raid heightened tensions, leading to violent conflicts and further division between North and South. Merry focuses on the contrasting roles of South Carolina and Massachusetts. South Carolina, reliant on slave labor, debated secession, while Massachusetts became an antislavery stronghold, questioning the Constitution's role in abolishing slavery. These states' actions widened the national divide, making disunion inevitable. In December 1860, South Carolina's secession following Abraham Lincoln's election triggered the South's departure from the Union. Through the lens of key figures, Merry underscores the fragile nature of democracy and the continuous effort required to sustain it. Robert W. Merry spent 45 years in Washington, D.C., as a Wall Street Journal reporter and executive at Congressional Quarterly, including 12 years as CQ's president and editor-in-chief. After CQ was sold to the Economist, he also served as editor of the polemical magazines The National Interest and The American Conservative. He is the author of six books on American history and foreign policy, including the forthcoming Decade of Disunion: How Massachusetts and South Carolina Led the Way to Civil War, 1849-1861. Buy the Companion Book Decade of Disunion: How Massachusetts and South Carolina Led the Way to Civil War, 1849-1861 Third Place Books

One instance of grief can be difficult enough to cope with, but for Lawrence Ingrassia, losing multiple family members was not only devastating but perplexing. Typical discussions surrounding inheritance may include heirlooms or estates — not rare tumors in the cheeks of toddlers, as was the case for Ingrassia's two-year-old nephew. After he lost his mother, two sisters, brother, and nephew to different types of cancer, Ingrassia was unsure whether his family's generational heartbreak was merely misfortune or if there was some other cause. In his book A Fatal Inheritance: How a Family Misfortune Revealed a Deadly Medical Mystery, Ingrassia weaves his own family history with a history of cancer research. Part memoir, part medical thriller, Ingrassia's work begins in the 1960s with Dr. Frederick Pei Li and Dr. Joseph Fraumeni Jr., groundbreaking researchers and physicians who would later uncover links between genetics and cancer. A Fatal Inheritance journeys from the early days of discovery to present-day developments decades later, as Ingrassia and others continue to build upon Li and Fraumeni's initial investigations and discover what this means for themselves and their families. Ingrassia also looks toward the future, as gene sequencing, screening protocols, CRISPR gene editing, and other developing technologies aid in extending lifespans and possibly getting us closer to a cure. Lawrence Ingrassia is a former business and economics editor and deputy managing editor at the New York Times, having previously spent twenty-five years at the Wall Street Journal, as Boston bureau chief, London bureau chief, money and investing editor, and assistant managing editor. He also served as managing editor of the Los Angeles Times. The coverage he directed won five Pulitzer Prizes as well as Gerald Loeb Awards and George Polk Awards. His first book, Billion Dollar Brand Club, chronicles the rise of popular direct-to-consumer e-commerce brands and was shortlisted for several best business book awards for 2020. His latest book, A Fatal Inheritance, narrates the tale of a team of dedicated researchers who solved the medical mystery behind seemingly unrelated cancers devastating his and other families. Robert W. Merry spent 45 years in Washington, D.C., as Wall Street Journal reporter and executive at Congressional Quarterly, including 12 years as CQ's president and editor-in-chief. After CQ was sold to the Economist, he also served as editor of the polemical magazines The National Interest and The American Conservative. He is the author of six books on American history and foreign policy, including the forthcoming Decade of Disunion: How Massachusetts and South Carolina Led the Way to Civil War, 1849-1861 (Simon & Schuster). Buy the Book A Fatal Inheritance: How a Family Misfortune Revealed a Deadly Medical Mystery Third Place Books

The guest host for today's show is Brad Bannon. Brad runs Bannon Communications Research, a polling, message development and media firm which helps labor unions, progressive issue groups and Democratic candidates win public affairs and political campaigns. His show, 'Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon,' airs every Monday from 3-4pm ET.   Brad is first joined by John Bennett, Editor at Large at Congressional Quarterly and Roll Call, to discuss the dramatic rise of the dynamic duo that is the Harris-Walz presidential ticket.   Then, Brad is joined by CNN Military Analyst, Col. Cedric Leighton (USAF Ret.). The two examine the military service record of Minnesota Governor, and Democratic running mate, Tim Walz. Col. Leighton also breaks down the latest developments in wars in Ukraine and the Gaza strip.   The website for CQ Roll Call is www.RollCall.com and John's handle on X is @BennettJohnT.   Col. Cedric Leighton is the Founder and President of Cedric Leighton Associates, a strategic risk and leadership consultancy serving global companies and organizations. He founded the company in 2010, after serving in the US Air Force for 26 years as an Intelligence Officer and attaining the rank of Colonel. His website is CedricLeighton.com and his handle on X is @CedricLeighton.   Brad writes a political column every Sunday for 'The Hill.' He's on the National Journal's panel of political insiders and is a national political analyst for WGN TV and Radio in Chicago and KNX Radio in Los Angeles. You can read Brad's columns at www.MuckRack.com/Brad-Bannon. His handle on X is @BradBannon.

Kathryn interviews Author Judith R. Smith PhD.Recently featured in the NY Times and The Wall Street Journal, Dr. Judith R. Smith coined the term difficult adult child” to describe the strain of dealing with issues such as serious mental health, chronic unemployment, and substance abuse disorder in one's adult children. She brings to life the conflicts that arise for mothers who are confronted with the unexpected, burdensome, and even catastrophic dependencies of their adult children. Through real stories of mothers and their challenging adult children, this book offers relatable, provocative, and, at times, shocking illustrations of the excruciating maternal dilemma: Which takes precedence—the needs of the mother or of the distressed adult child? She is a New York City based psychotherapist, professor, and researcher on women's issues as they age.Kathryn also interviews Author Susan Kellam.People like to think of themselves as capable of making rational decisions for their careers and personal lives – but life does not usually follow a straight line. Journalist Susan Kellam shares her memorable career covering, and helping shape, rock-and-roll history, interspersed with family memories as she searches for the reasons her brother took his own life at age thirty-nine. Her book is a reflective, entertaining, poignant, and moving look back at a remarkable life juxtaposed with one that was cut too short. She started her career at Rolling Stone magazine when typewriters were still being flung across offices. Eventually leaving the rock-and-roll world for straight journalism, she received a 1985 Folio Award for a three-part series in The NY Times, Battling for a Prize: Radio Station License. Her work has also appeared in The Washington Post, Washingtonian Magazine, Congressional Quarterly, The Baltimore Sun, and numerous other places. The Obama administration tapped her to edit the Economic Report of the President for the four years of his second term; the Biden administration did the same for his first year.

Kathryn interviews Author Judith R. Smith PhD.Recently featured in the NY Times and The Wall Street Journal, Dr. Judith R. Smith coined the term difficult adult child” to describe the strain of dealing with issues such as serious mental health, chronic unemployment, and substance abuse disorder in one's adult children. She brings to life the conflicts that arise for mothers who are confronted with the unexpected, burdensome, and even catastrophic dependencies of their adult children. Through real stories of mothers and their challenging adult children, this book offers relatable, provocative, and, at times, shocking illustrations of the excruciating maternal dilemma: Which takes precedence—the needs of the mother or of the distressed adult child? She is a New York City based psychotherapist, professor, and researcher on women's issues as they age.Kathryn also interviews Author Susan Kellam.People like to think of themselves as capable of making rational decisions for their careers and personal lives – but life does not usually follow a straight line. Journalist Susan Kellam shares her memorable career covering, and helping shape, rock-and-roll history, interspersed with family memories as she searches for the reasons her brother took his own life at age thirty-nine. Her book is a reflective, entertaining, poignant, and moving look back at a remarkable life juxtaposed with one that was cut too short. She started her career at Rolling Stone magazine when typewriters were still being flung across offices. Eventually leaving the rock-and-roll world for straight journalism, she received a 1985 Folio Award for a three-part series in The NY Times, Battling for a Prize: Radio Station License. Her work has also appeared in The Washington Post, Washingtonian Magazine, Congressional Quarterly, The Baltimore Sun, and numerous other places. The Obama administration tapped her to edit the Economic Report of the President for the four years of his second term; the Biden administration did the same for his first year.

Dr. Elias Aboujaoude is a psychiatry professor, researcher, and author at Stanford University, where he heads the Anxiety Disorders Section and OCD Clinic. He has also held positions at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, the University of California in Berkeley, the University of California in San Francisco, and the University of York in the United Kingdom. Besides OCD, Dr. Aboujaoude's research has focused on the interface between technology and psychology, both in its negative manifestations (e.g., video game addiction, online narcissism, cyberbullying, effects of online privacy violations) and positive applications (e.g., telemedicine, virtual reality therapy, AI-mediated digital therapeutics). His entrepreneurial projects include cofounding the first Silicon Valley video-enabled therapy platform. In addition to peer-reviewed scientific publications and academic books, Dr. Aboujaoude has authored general-audience books, including Virtually You: The Dangerous Powers of the e-Personality (a New York Times Editors' Choice) and articles for the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, the Harvard Business Review, the Financial Times, the Chronicle of Higher Education, and Fortune. His work has received broad coverage, including by the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, National Geographic, TIME, Newsweek, Congressional Quarterly, NPR, CNN, ABC, NBC, and BBC. He has lectured in over 20 countries, including at scientific, specialty, or general-audience events (e.g., World Psychiatric Association, US Department of Defense, University of Miami convocation, Stanford Alumni Association).   Purchase Dr. Aboujaoude's New Book Here!

There are friendly nations, but no friendly intelligence services, goes an old saw in the spy business. What that means in practicality is that we have close intelligence relationships with our allies, but in many cases, we also spy on each other, not entirely trusting what they're telling us.  In no place is this convoluted arrangement better exemplified than the security relationship between US and Israel, who have a long history of snooping on each other while closely working together on mutual targets, like Iran and its allied militias, like Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Houthis in Yemen, and now, Hamas in Gaza. Here to discuss that with me today is my old friend and colleague Jonathan Broder. He's been in and out of the Middle East for decades, in particular Israel, whose struggles and wars he began covering many decades ago as a foreign correspondent for the Associated Press and Chicago Tribune based in Tel Aviv. He's also been a foreign policy editor and writer for Congressional Quarterly and Newsweek, and today we're blessed to have him as a contributing editor at SpyTalk, where he's written a number of shrewd pieces since the Hamas invasion of Israel last Oct. 7.Jonathan Broderhttps://twitter.com/BroderJonathan  Follow Jeff Stein on Twitter:https://twitter.com/SpyTalkerFollow SpyTalk on Twitter:https://twitter.com/talk_spySubscribe to SpyTalk on Substackhttps://www.spytalk.co/Take our listener survey where you can give us feedback.http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short

The guest host for today's show is Brad Bannon. Brad runs Bannon Communications Research, a polling, message development and media firm which helps labor unions, progressive issue groups and Democratic candidates win public affairs and political campaigns. His show, 'Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon,' airs every Monday from 3-4pm ET. Brad is first joined by The Nation Magazine's John Nichols to discuss the new book that he co-authored with Senator Bernie Sanders, titled, "It's OK to Be Angry About Capitalism." Then, John Bennett, Editor at Large at Congressional Quarterly and Roll Call, talks with Brad about the latest developments between the Israelis and Hamas within the Gaza Strip, and how their conflict is affecting the innocent civilians caught in the crossfire. Brad and John also analyze how the Biden administration has handled the situation, and how it could affect the President's re-election chances this November. The website for 'The Nation' is www.TheNation.com and their Twitter handle is @TheNation. John Nichols' handle is @NicholsUprising.  John's book can be purchased here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/667864/its-ok-to-be-angry-about-capitalism-by-bernie-sanders-with-john-nichols/ The website for CQ Roll Call is www.RollCall.com and John Bennett's handle on X is @BennettJohnT. Brad writes a political column every Sunday for 'The Hill.'  He's on the National Journal's panel of political insiders and is a national political analyst for WGN TV and Radio in Chicago and KNX Radio in Los Angeles. You can read Brad's columns at www.MuckRack.com/Brad-Bannon. His handle on X is @BradBannon. You can watch the show's livestream at any of the following three links: X:https://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1nAKEazWdYaKL Facebook: https://fb.watch/rVfOKm0f-X/ YouTube: https://youtube.com/live/nMsbbkCwt5M

In Deborah Kalb's debut adult novel Off to Join the Circus (Apprentice House Press 2023) it's 2018, Howard Pinsky's sister Adele, who ran away in 1954, as his parents said, “to join the circus,” is suddenly, 64 years later, in Bethesda wanting to be a part of the family. Howard, now 75 and a retired lawyer married to Marilyn, a retired teacher, spent years researching circuses and trying to find his sister. Now, during a two-week period when their eldest daughter is about to give birth at 46, their middle daughter's younger son is about to become a Bar Mitzvah, and their youngest daughter is recovering from a terrible divorce, Adele forces everyone to consider the ties that bind them all as a family. There are secrets to be unearthed, resentments to be faced, concerns about the three sisters' relationships, misunderstandings to be sorted, and worries that pull even 80-year-old Aunt Adele back into the Pinsky family circus. Deborah Kalb is a freelance writer and editor. She spent about two decades working as a journalist in Washington, D.C., for news organizations including Gannett News Service, Congressional Quarterly, U.S. News & World Report, and The Hill, mostly covering Congress and politics. Her book blog, Book Q&As with Deborah Kalb, which she started in 2012, features hundreds of interviews she has conducted with a wide variety of authors. She is the author of three novels for kids, Thomas Jefferson and the Return of the Magic Hat (Schiffer, 2020), John Adams and the Magic Bobblehead (Schiffer, 2018), and George Washington and the Magic Hat (Schiffer, 2016) — and she's the co-author, with her father, Marvin Kalb, of Haunting Legacy: Vietnam and the American Presidency from Ford to Obama (Brookings, 2011). She is the author/updater of Elections A to Z, 5th edition (CQ Press/SAGE, 2022), the editor of the two-volume reference book, Guide to U.S. Elections, 7th edition (CQ Press/SAGE, 2016), the co-author of The Presidents, First Ladies, and Vice Presidents (CQ Press, 2009), and the co-editor of State of the Union: Presidential Rhetoric from Woodrow Wilson to George W. Bush (CQ Press, 2007), and has contributed updates to a variety of other CQ Press books on politics and government. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

In Deborah Kalb's debut adult novel Off to Join the Circus (Apprentice House Press 2023) it's 2018, Howard Pinsky's sister Adele, who ran away in 1954, as his parents said, “to join the circus,” is suddenly, 64 years later, in Bethesda wanting to be a part of the family. Howard, now 75 and a retired lawyer married to Marilyn, a retired teacher, spent years researching circuses and trying to find his sister. Now, during a two-week period when their eldest daughter is about to give birth at 46, their middle daughter's younger son is about to become a Bar Mitzvah, and their youngest daughter is recovering from a terrible divorce, Adele forces everyone to consider the ties that bind them all as a family. There are secrets to be unearthed, resentments to be faced, concerns about the three sisters' relationships, misunderstandings to be sorted, and worries that pull even 80-year-old Aunt Adele back into the Pinsky family circus. Deborah Kalb is a freelance writer and editor. She spent about two decades working as a journalist in Washington, D.C., for news organizations including Gannett News Service, Congressional Quarterly, U.S. News & World Report, and The Hill, mostly covering Congress and politics. Her book blog, Book Q&As with Deborah Kalb, which she started in 2012, features hundreds of interviews she has conducted with a wide variety of authors. She is the author of three novels for kids, Thomas Jefferson and the Return of the Magic Hat (Schiffer, 2020), John Adams and the Magic Bobblehead (Schiffer, 2018), and George Washington and the Magic Hat (Schiffer, 2016) — and she's the co-author, with her father, Marvin Kalb, of Haunting Legacy: Vietnam and the American Presidency from Ford to Obama (Brookings, 2011). She is the author/updater of Elections A to Z, 5th edition (CQ Press/SAGE, 2022), the editor of the two-volume reference book, Guide to U.S. Elections, 7th edition (CQ Press/SAGE, 2016), the co-author of The Presidents, First Ladies, and Vice Presidents (CQ Press, 2009), and the co-editor of State of the Union: Presidential Rhetoric from Woodrow Wilson to George W. Bush (CQ Press, 2007), and has contributed updates to a variety of other CQ Press books on politics and government. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literature

The guest host for today's show is Brad Bannon. Brad runs Bannon Communications Research, a polling, message development and media firm which helps labor unions, progressive issue groups and Democratic candidates win public affairs and political campaigns. His show, 'Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon,' airs every Monday from 3-4pm ET. Brad is first joined by Bob Deans, Director of Strategic Engagement at the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC). The two detail the potentially historic storm that is currently ravaging California with mudslides, floods and loss of power. They also examine public attitudes on climate change, President Biden's move to pause approvals for pending and future applications to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) from new projects, and a new study revealing that Canadian tar sands pollution is up to 6,300% higher than reported. Then, John Bennett, Editor at Large at Congressional Quarterly and Roll Call, previews right wing hatred of Taylor Swift ahead of the Superbowl. He and Brad also discuss whether improved economic conditions can help President Biden's re-election prospects, funding for Ukraine and Israel, the bipartisan immigration deal that passed the Senate, and more. The website for the NRDC is www.NRDC.org and their handle on X is @NRDC. The website for CQ Roll Call is www.RollCall.com and John's handle on X is @BennettJohnT. Brad writes a political column every Sunday for 'The Messenger.' He's on the National Journal's panel of political insiders and is a national political analyst for WGN TV and Radio in Chicago and KNX Radio in Los Angeles. You can read Brad's columns at www.MuckRack.com/Brad-Bannon. His handle on X is @BradBannon. You can watch a livestream of this broadcast at the following links: X - https://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1eaJbgewXQrxX Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/DeadlineDCWithBradBannon/videos/952042176474976/ YouTube - https://youtube.com/live/yKdQZHtktSA?feature=share

Josh Rogin joined A&G to discuss how the attacks in the Middle East on our troops are only getting worse. The US needs to do something and do it now. Josh Rogin is a columnist for the Global Opinions section of the Washington Post and a political analyst with CNN.  He is also the author of “Chaos under Heaven: Trump, Xi, and the Battle for the Twenty-First Century”  Previously, he has covered foreign policy and national security for Bloomberg View, Newsweek, the Daily Beast, Foreign Policy magazine, Congressional Quarterly, Federal Computer Week magazine and Japan's Asahi Shimbun newspaper.  Latest Articles from Josh Rogin: Biden's ‘catastrophic' cutoff of Palestinian aid is more than inhumane Yes, North Korea is preparing for war — in Ukraine and the Middle EastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Josh Rogin joined A&G to discuss how the Chinese government is pro Palestine and how they share a lot of the same values. Josh Rogin is a columnist for the Global Opinions section of the Washington Post and a political analyst with CNN.  He is also the author of “Chaos under Heaven: Trump, Xi, and the Battle for the Twenty-First Century”  Previously, he has covered foreign policy and national security for Bloomberg View, Newsweek, the Daily Beast, Foreign Policy magazine, Congressional Quarterly, Federal Computer Week magazine and Japan's Asahi Shimbun newspaper.  You can read Josh Rogin's latest article hereSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Josh Rogin talked A&G to discuss the recent meeting between Biden and Xi at APEC in San Francisco and how we are basically in China's back pocket. Josh Rogin is a columnist for the Global Opinions section of the Washington Post and a political analyst with CNN.  He is also the author of “Chaos under Heaven: Trump, Xi, and the Battle for the Twenty-First Century”  Previously, he has covered foreign policy and national security for Bloomberg View, Newsweek, the Daily Beast, Foreign Policy magazine, Congressional Quarterly, Federal Computer Week magazine and Japan's Asahi Shimbun newspaper.  You can read Josh Rogin's latest article hereSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Manu Raju is a Chief Congressional Correspondent for CNN and an anchor of Inside Politics Sunday. He has covered Capitol Hill for over seven years with Politico before taking on his current role at CNN. With a career spanning from Congressional Quarterly to inside Washington publishers, he's a familiar face to anyone following political news.Award-winning and always at the heart of the action, Manu's work is driven by a passion for uncovering the stories that matter. His on-the-ground reporting during the January 6 Capitol attack was so impactful, that it awarded him the David Blum Award. I learned so much from listening to him recount the events and provide his perspective on what it takes to develop a story of that magnitude. Manu has a truly awe-inspiring career and his journey is a testament to the evolving landscape of South Asian representation in media. Manu discusses the challenges and nuances of reporting complex political stories, offers insights into the news-making process, and shares his experiences as a South Asian journalist navigating a pivotal era in American politics. It was a fascinating conversation exploring the intersection of South Asian identity, journalistic integrity, and the relentless pursuit of truth in an era of divided media.  We talked about: Manu's role behind the scenes + developing a story as a CNN correspondent (2:38)How the news cycle has shifted + evolved over the last decade (8:20)Manu's coverage of January 6 at the Capital + discussing the news with his kids (13:43)The fragmented perception of media outlets + the importance of unbiased fact-based news reporting (17:36)Navigating stereotypes and South Asian representation in media (22:41)Manu's powerhouse of a family lineup and his experience growing up Brown in the Midwest (26:36)Rapid Fire Questions (36:09)Connect with Manu Raju: InstagramTwitterLet's Connect:InstagramThis podcast is produced by Ginni Media

The guest host for today's show is Brad Bannon. Brad runs Bannon Communications Research, a polling, message development and media firm which helps labor unions, progressive issue groups and Democratic candidates win public affairs and political campaigns. His show, 'Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon,' airs every Monday from 3-4pm ET. The episode covers both domestic politics and national security. Brad is first joined by John Bennett, Editor at Large and Columnist at Congressional Quarterly and Roll Call, to break down the chaos in the GOP House Caucus. Then, CNN Military Analyst Cedric Leighton examines the world at war in Ukraine and the Middle East. John Bennett's Twitter handle is @BennettJohnT. Col. Cedric Leighton is the Founder and President of Cedric Leighton Associates, a strategic risk and leadership consultancy serving global companies and organizations. He founded the company in 2010, after serving in the US Air Force for 26 years as an Intelligence Officer and attaining the rank of Colonel. His website is CedricLeighton.com and his Twitter handle is @CedricLeighton. Brad writes a political column every Sunday for 'The Messenger.' He's on the National Journal's panel of political insiders and is a national political analyst for WGN TV and Radio in Chicago and KNX Radio in Los Angeles. You can read Brad's columns at www.MuckRack.com/Brad-Bannon. His Twitter handle is @BradBannon. You can watch a livestream of this broadcast at the following links: Twitter - https://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1BRKjPbOgreJw Facebook - https://fb.watch/nJIFOF2Xhp/ YouTube - https://youtube.com/live/P277aPtxzjM?feature=share

Few concepts in education and performance psychology are as universally accepted as that of the power of a growth mindset. Does that mean the research is conclusive and settled? Not exactly. Amy and Mike invited journalist Jill Barshay to dig into an unexpectedly controversial question–does growth mindset matter? What are five things you will learn in this episode? 1. What is growth mindset? 2. How new is the concept of growth mindset? 3. What is the research evidence for growth mindset? 4. Is the science behind growth mindset universally accepted?  5. Should growth mindset be taught? MEET OUR GUEST Jill Barshay writes the weekly “Proof Points” column about education research and data, covering a range of topics from early childhood to higher education. She taught algebra to ninth-graders for the 2013-14 school year. Previously, Barshay was the New York bureau chief for Marketplace, a national business show on public radio stations. She has also written for Congressional Quarterly, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and the Financial Times, and appeared on CNN and ABC News. She was a 2016-17 Spencer Fellow in Education Reporting. In 2019 she received the American Educational Research Association's award for excellence in media reporting on education research. A graduate of Brown University, Barshay holds master's degrees from the London School of Economics and Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism. Follow Jill by subscribing to the Proof Points newsletter at https://hechingerreport.org/newsletters/. LINKS Does growth mindset matter? The debate heats up Should taxpayers and schools invest in ‘growth mindset' programs? Growth mindset guru Carol Dweck says teachers and parents often use her research incorrectly Praise strategies and results, not effort alone, she says Thriving under pressure: The effects of stress-related wise interventions on affect, sleep, and exam performance for college students from disadvantaged backgrounds RELATED EPISODES BRINGING GRIT TO TESTING AND ADMISSIONS HELPING STUDENTS PREPARE FOR THE DEMANDS OF COLLEGE HOW TO BECOME A RIDICULOUSLY EFFECTIVE STUDENT ABOUT THIS PODCAST Tests and the Rest is THE college admissions industry podcast. Explore all of our episodes on the show page. ABOUT YOUR HOSTS Mike Bergin is the president of Chariot Learning and founder of TestBright. Amy Seeley is the president of Seeley Test Pros. If you're interested in working with Mike and/or Amy for test preparation, training, or consulting, feel free to get in touch through our contact page.  

Congressional Quarterly's Ellyn Ferguson talks continuing resolution, House Ag Appropritations Bill, and Farm Bill. We get a Crop Watcher report from Mark Kerber in Livingston County. Joe Camp at Commstock Investments previews a new market week.

We talk Farm Bill and House Ag Appropriations with Congressional Quarterly's Ellyn Ferguson. We preview University of Illinois Crop Physiology Field Day with graduate research assistant Darby Danzl. KJ Johnson with the Illinois Fertilizer and Chemical Association highlights the MAGIE Show later this month. DTN ag meteorologist John Baranick discusses the August weather outlook.

Congressional Quarterly's Ellyn Ferguson talks ag appropriations process now with debt ceiling issue resolved. We get a CropWatcher report from Ryan Frieders in DeKalb County.Monica Nyman with the St. Louis Dairy Council details a Mobile Dairy Classroom project. John Baranick, DTN ag meteorologist, provides a weather outlook for the rest of the month.

East of Philadelphia and west of Atlantic City is the city of Vineland, situated in more or less the geographical center of South Jersey. Since the late 19th century, it had been the center of a dispersed community of Jewish farmers. Following the Second World War, a few thousand survivors of the Holocaust decided not to settle in American cities, but like earlier Jewish immigrants became farmers in South Jersey. Seth Sten's grandparents were two of these refugees. In his new book Speaking Yiddish to Chickens: Holocaust Survivors on South Jersey Poultry Farms, he tells not only their own story, but that of their fellow immigrants, and of the community in which they settled–one in which previous waves of Jewish immigrants had built and rich network of cultural and religious institutions that Alexis de Tocqueville would have recognized, and admired. Like all new farmers in America, many failed; many regarded it as the worst time of their lives; and others, even those who left the rural life and moved to the cities for jobs and other opportunities, regarded it as their best years in America. Seth Stern is a legal journalist and editor at Bloomberg Industry Group. He previously reported for Bloomberg News, Congressional Quarterly, and the Christian Science Monitor. This is his second book.   For Further Investigation The Sam Azeez Museum of Woodbine Heritage, in Woodbine, NJ, preserves the history of the earliest Jewish agricultural settlements in South Jersey The Alliance Jewish Cemetery in Norma, New Jersey, founded in 1882. Jewish Farming in the Garden State: note the list of Jewish "colonies" "The History of Jewish Farming in the Garden State" The South Jersey Culture and History Center has further resources on Jewish settlements Miles Lerman (1920-2008): an obituary from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Congressional Correspondent Susan Ferrechio joins the podcast this week to talk about what it's like to cover Capitol Hill. We discuss the ins and outs of talking to members of Congress “on record” as well as some of the most interesting stories she's written in her career. Susan also provides some inside information on the politics and friendships behind the scenes and shares tips for aspiring journalists. Susan Ferrechio is the national politics correspondent for The Washington Times. She is a frequent guest on Fox News Media Buzz. She has previously reported for Congressional Quarterly and the Miami Herald.--She Thinks is a podcast for women (and men) who are sick of the spin in today's news cycle and are seeking the truth. Once a week, every week, She Thinks host Beverly Hallberg is joined by guests who cut through the clutter and bring you the facts. You don't have to keep up with policy and politics to understand how issues will impact you and the people you care about most. You just have to keep up with us. We make sure you have the information you need to come to your own conclusions. Because, let's face it, you're in control of your own life and can think for yourself. You can listen to the latest She Thinks episode(s) here or wherever you get your podcasts. Then subscribe, rate, and share with your friends. If you are already caught up and want more, join our online community. Be sure to subscribe to our emails to ensure you're equipped with the facts on the issues you care about most: https://iwf.org/connect. Independent Women's Forum (IWF) believes all issues are women's issues. IWF promotes policies that aren't just well-intended, but actually enhance people's freedoms, opportunities, and choices. IWF doesn't just talk about problems. We identify solutions and take them straight to the playmakers and policy creators. And, as a 501(c)3, IWF educates the public about the most important topics of the day. Check out the Independent Women's Forum website for more information on how policies impact you, your loved ones, and your community: www.iwf.org. Subscribe to IWF's YouTube channel. Follow IWF on social media: - on Twitter- on Facebook- on Instagram#IWF #SheThinks #AllIssuesAreWomensIssues Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tuesday's show features an update from Congressional Quarterly's Ellyn Ferguson. Among the topics she addresses is Farm Bill talks and WOTUS. We hear from USDA Rural Development State Director Betsy Dirksen Londrigan as she has hosted the USDA Under Secretary for Rural Development twice in the last five weeks in Illinois. Illinois Farm Bureau Environmental Program Manager Raelynn Parmely highlights two April Nutrient Stewardship Field Days.DTN ag Meteorologist John Baranick discusses the potential for severe weather Tuesday into early Wednesday morning.

The King welcomes Daniel Garza, President of The LIBRE Initiative. Rooted in the Hispanic community, LIBRE brings people together to advance freedom and opportunity in education, health care, the economy, safer communities, and more. Born in California's Central Valley, Daniel's family has deep roots in Nuevo Leon, Mexico. He's worked in city government, on Capitol Hill, and the White House. He hosted “Agenda Washington” on Univision and was recognized by Congressional Quarterly and National Journal as one of the most influential voices in Washington. Jon and Daniel discuss the leftward trend in Latin America, U.S. immigration policy, and conservatism among Latino Americans. Then Jon talks about the lack of military experience among politicians, Tucker Carlson's Jan. 6 video exposé, and the UK's "Lockdown Files." Subscribe to the King of Stuff Spotify playlist featuring picks from the show. This week, Jon chooses "Alone Again Or” by Tucson band Calexico. For video versions of the interviews, subscribe to Jon's YouTube or Rumble channel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

More than three years later, we are still investigating the origins of the deadliest pandemic in recent history. The DOE and FBI have given credence to the explanation that the virus originated in a Chinese government lab in Wuhan – so why don't lab leak theorists feel vindicated? Because, as our guest alleges, this is just the beginning. China owes the US reparations; Biden owes the American people a focused investigation and explanation; Dr. Tony Fauci and Francis Collins owe more than an apology for their scandalous cover-up. This is a democracy, and the truth will come out eventually – but a deeper truth has already seen the light: our public health institutions have been corrupted, as has our media. Josh Rogin is a columnist for the Washington Post and a political analyst with CNN. He is also the author of Chaos Under Heaven: Trump, Xi, and the Battle for the Twenty-First Century. Previously, Josh covered foreign policy and national security for Bloomberg View, Newsweek, The Daily Beast, Foreign Policy magazine, Congressional Quarterly, Federal Computer Week magazine, and Japan's Asahi Shimbun.Download the transcript here.

Congressional Quarterly's Ellyn Ferguson talks meat labeling, USTR Mexcio corn GMO issue, and Biden Budget. Montgomery County Farm Bureau Manager Katie Wilson celebrates local government week.Illinois Farm Bureau Director of Environmental Policy Lauren Lurkins talks about The Regional Five EPA meeting (2/24) and the Illinois list of issues, as well as the success of the ‘Sustaining' Documentary- and the Illinois Nutrient Stewardship Grant Programs.DTN ag meteorologist John Baranick talks weather.

Congressional Quarterly's Ellyn Ferguson joins the show to talk ag policy in Washington. She discusses proposed legislation to prohibit foreign adversaries from owning U.S. farmland.Illinois Farm Bureau Environmental Program Manager Raelynn Parmely previews Mississippi North Central watershed planning meetings. DTN AG meteorologist John Baranick provides latest weather update.

Meet Ceci Connolly:Ceci is a recovering journalist who now is in passionate pursuit of a better, more equitable, more affordable health system. She is President and CEO of the Alliance of Community Health Plans, a national organization of leading nonprofit, provider-aligned plans. Ceci is also the host of the Healthy Dialogue podcast. After 25 years in the news business – at outlets such as the Washington Post, the Associated Press and Congressional Quarterly – she worked at both McKinsey and PwC in health care thought leadership and consulting. She is a founding member of Women of Impact for Healthcare, co-author of Landmark: The Inside Story of America's New Health-Care Law and What It Means for Us All, and serves on the advisory board of Fannie Mae's Sustainable Communities Initiative. Key Insights:Ceci Connolly is a thought-leader who has years of experience advocating for better healthcare policies: Value Based. Ceci argues that the fee-for-service model has substantially hampered the effectiveness and affordability of the health system. Leveraging Influence. As the largest payer, the federal government has significant opportunity to modernize the healthcare economy while keeping it relevant.Recent Successes. Under Ceci's leadership, the ACHP has helped to normalize telehealth and successfully encouraged greater transparency in drug pricing. Relevant Links:Read more about CeciFollow Ceci on TwitterRead about the Alliance of Community Health Plans (ACHP)

For nearly 40 years, Mark Mellman has been an industry leader in Democratic polling. In this conversation, he talks the serendipitous start of his consulting firm, stories from his iconic clients Al Gore, John Glenn, and Harry Reid, and lessons as lead pollster from John Kerry's '04 Presidential campaign. Mark also talks his founding of Democratic Majority for Israel and the work DMFI is doing to help mold the Democratic Party  and shape American policy toward Israel.IN THIS EPISODE….Mark talks his roots in a politically interested family in the Columbus, OH area…The serendipitous phone call while at Yale that gave Mark the opportunity to become a pollster…The 1982 House upset that kicked off Mark's consulting career….How Mark grew his new firm in the 1980s among the established “Big 3” Democratic pollsters…Mark compares the polling process of his early days to the current approach…Mark shares stories of some his iconic clients, including Al Gore, Harry Reid, John Glenn, and Steny Hoyer…Mark on the good and bad as lead pollster from Kerry' 04 vs George W. Bush…What led Mark to found Democratic Majority for Israel…Mark gets under the hood of the Nina Turner vs Shontel Brown special election primary & the role of DMFI…Mark's 101 on how Israeli politics work…Mark on what makes a good pollster… AND Yasser Arafat, Atari Democrats, Joe Biden, Pat Caddell, Jimmy Carter, Hillary Clinton, Congressional Quarterly, Tom Daschle, Doak Shrum & Donilon, dominant troikas, Elizabeth Drew, Carter Eskew, giant hypodermic needles, John Gilligan, Bill Hamilton, Kamala Harris, Peter Hart, IBM cards, institutionalists, Yair Lapid, Carl Levin, long-haired college students, Joe McCarthy, Meretz, Walter Mondale, Bruce Morrison, Benjamin Netanyahu, Newsweek, Barack Obama, Ohio State University, the Oslo Agreement, Reaganomics, regression analysis, Bernie Sanders, sine qua non, Adlai Stevenson, Bob Squier, Swift Boat Veterans, Harry Truman, UW-Oshkosh, the UK Labour Party, unknown legal aid lawyers, Tim Wirth, Dick Wirthlin & more!

Tuesday's show features a conversation with Congressional Quarterly's Ellyn Ferguson. We hear from Senate Ag Committee chief economist John Newton and also highlight Illinois Counties of Excellence from the AFBF annual meeting. We finish the show talking weather with meteorologist Dan Hicks from Freese-Notis Weather.

Mary McNeil is a former editor and writer for the Congressional Quarterly, talks to It's All Journalism host Michael O'Connell about her new biography of Wallace Carroll and what today's journalist's can learn from this pioneering editor's life. Keep up with the latest news about the It's All Journalism podcast, sign up for our weekly email newsletter. Also, listen to our podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, PodcastOne, Soundcloud, or Stitcher.

We kick off a new month of shows visiting with Congressional Quarterly's Ellyn Ferguson. She provides several updates heading into the November mid-terms. We celebrate National 4-H week with Illinois 4-H Youth Leadership team member Ross Vancil from Henderson County. We highlight IAA Foundation ag teacher grant recipient Lexi Hilliker from Pecatonica High School. And we finish the show previewing a new market week with Joe Camp at Comstock Investments.

Rita Frazer visits with Ellyn Ferguson, Congressional Quarterly to get an update on national issues. Later she talks with FarmWeek Crop Watcher Todd Easton from Coles CountyRita and DeLoss Jahnke attended the Illinois Corn Growers 50th anniversary celebration. They visit with Bill Christ, Woodford County, former chair with Illinois Corn Marketing Board and Rod Weinzierl, ICGA Executive Director. The show wraps up with weather with Dan Hix, Freese Notis.

Wednesday's show features a visit with Brad Zwilling from Illinois Farm Business Farm Management. He highlight his latest piece in FarmDocDaily. We talk vegetable harvesting with University of Illinois Extension Horticulture Educator Kenneth Johnson. Illinois Farm Bureau Environmental Program Manager provides information on the latest Nutrient Stewardship Field Day. Congressional Quarterly's Ellyn Ferguson provides a Washington update. The show finishes with an Illinois Soybean Association Field and Bean segment.

On this episode, Mark Simon is joined by Mary C Curtis. Mary is a longtime reporter and editor, and now columnist for Congressional Quarterly Roll Call – covering the intersection of politics, race and culture. Mary is also a senior facilitator at The Op-Ed Project, a group that mentors people (mostly women) to share their stories and be thought leaders. She has 40 years in an NABJ Hall-of-Fame career in journalism to draw upon, including time as an editor at The New York Times and Baltimore Sun.Mary talked about her journalism origin story – as a lifelong observer of people. She explained her column writing – where she gets her ideas and how she writes her ledes and her kickers. She also talked about the editing work she had done – and how she overcame misperceptions about her in newsrooms. And she explained the work she does for The Op-Ed Project.Please share feedback on the show at journalismsalute@gmail.com or on Twitter at @journalismpod. And you can visit Mark Simon's website at MarkSimonMedia.comMary's Salute: MLK50Mary's Podcast: Equal Time with Mary C. Curtis

Today we begin the show highlighting the gubernatorial candidates in the June 28 primary with introductory remarks. Candidates will tackle different ag related issues throughout the week. We talk all things economy with Illinois Farm Bureau Senior Economist Mike Doherty. Ellyn Ferguson at Congressional Quarterly joins us to provide an update from Washington on Senate and House Ag Committee work. The final segment is with Comstock Investments Joe Camp previewing a new market week.

George Washington Parke Custis was raised at Mount Vernon by George and Martha Washington. Young “Wash” appears in Edward Savage's 1789 painting of the first presidential family, his small hand placed symbolically on a globe. He would later mark the national landscape by building Arlington House on the Potomac. A poor student, he emerged as an agricultural reformer and sought-after Federalist orator. He championed the plights of Irish Americans and war veterans. An important memoirist who knew the first fifteen presidents, he wrote well-received theatrical works and produced paintings rich in historical detail. In inheriting much of the vast Custis fortune, he also became the enslaver of more than 200 persons. The slow march toward their emancipation became a pivotal struggle of his life, particularly after his daughter's 1831 marriage to Robert E. Lee. Charles S. Clark's first full-length biography of Custis offers a twenty-first-century reappraisal of a unique life that bridged the American Revolution and the Civil War. As part of this lecture on May 19, 2022, Clark presented portraits, documents, and photographs, including relevant images not in the book. Charles S. Clark, a retired journalist. A native of Arlington, Virginia, he continues to write the weekly “Our Man in Arlington” column for the Falls Church News-Press. In July 2019, he retired as senior correspondent for Government Executive Media Group, part of Atlantic Media. He previously has worked as an editor or writer for The Washington Post, Congressional Quarterly, National Journal, and Time-Life Books. He is the author of several books, including Arlington County Chronicles; Hidden History of Arlington County; Lost Arlington County; and, most recently, George Washington Parke Custis: A Rarefied Life in America's First Family. The content and opinions expressed in these presentations are solely those of the speaker and not necessarily of the Virginia Museum of History & Culture.

Jim Taylor meets with Congressional Quarterly's Ellyn Ferguson to talk about initial work on the Forest Service Committee Meeting, initial plans for the 2023 Farm Bill and the importance of covering the issues. DeLoss Jahnke talks with Kelly Estes, Illinois Pest Survey Coordinator. Rita Frazer visits with Lana Shovlin, Director of Communications for Illinois Pork Producers.

Tuesday's show features a conversation with Congressional Quarterly's Ellyn Ferguson. She discusses the Supreme Court announcing they will hear the National Pork Producers Council's challenge of California's Prop 12. We talk with Wabash County Crop Watcher Kevin Rauber. We get an update on the proposed Grain Belt Express transmission line project from Bill Bodine, who serves as Director of Business and Regulatory Affairs for Illinois Farm Bureau. The final segment of the show is with DTN agriculture meteorologist John Baranick.

The Tuesday show begins with Austin Omer Illinois Farm Bureau. He has been appointed to the Illinois 30x30 Conservation Task Force We hear from Congressional Quarterly's Ellyn Ferguson as she previews U.S. House Ag Committee and Senate Ag Committee work this week. Monica Nyman with the St. Louis Dairy Council stops by to talk dental health. We finish the program with a weather update from DTN agriculture meteorologist John Baranick.

About This Episode: Jeff Stein was the Spytalk columnist for years at Newsweek; previously he was at The Washington Post and before that, Congressional Quarterly (where he was also the founding editor of the groundbreaking CQ/Homeland Security). In the 1980s he was deputy foreign news editor at UPI. Over the years he has also freelanced investigative pieces for a wide variety of magazines, from Playboy, GQ, Esquire and Rolling Stone to The New Republic, The Nation and Italy's L'Espresso. In the late 1960s, he served as a case officer with US Army intelligence in Vietnam. At SpyTalk, he's aided by a sterling roster of veteran journalists as contributing editors. Find out more about Jeff at: SpyTalk - https://www.spytalk.co/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/spytalker More about Jeff - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Stein_(author) Check out our YouTube Channel: Jeremyryanslatebiz See the Show Notes: www.jeremyryanslate.com/963  

Special Edition: Eleanor Bartow does a deep dive on Fauci's role in risky virus research rules.Read Eleanor's article:  Fauci Helped Loosen Weak Rules For Risky Virus ResearchEleanor Bartow is the features editor at The Federalist. She was an editor and investigative reporter at the Daily Caller, editor-in-chief of the American Enterprise Institute's magazine, and a reporter for Congressional Quarterly. Her articles have been published with The New York Times, The International Herald Tribune, Real Clear Investigations, The American Spectator, and others. She has been interviewed on Fox News Radio, National Public Radio, and WABC. She received a Fulbright Professional Grant in Journalism and was a fellow with the Claremont Institute and National Review Institute. Follow her on Twitter at @elliebartow.

In this episode of GREAT POWER PODCAST, host Michael Sobolik speaks with Josh Rogin, Washington Post foreign policy columnist and CNN political analyst, about the tectonic shifts in America's China policy, how Republicans and Democrats are engaging these shifting dynamics, and what the future of US-China relations could look like. Guest Biography Josh Rogin is a Washington Post foreign-policy columnist and CNN political analyst. He has reported for Bloomberg View, the Daily Beast, Foreign Policy, Congressional Quarterly, Federal Computer Week, and Japan's Asahi Shimbun. He lives in Washington, DC. Resources from the Conversation Read Josh's book, Chaos Under Heaven: Trump, Xi, and the Battle for the 21st Century Read Josh's reporting about the University of Texas-Austin Read Josh's reporting about congressional efforts to block legislation honoring Liu Xiaobo Read background on China's earlier coverup of the SARS virus Read Josh's reporting about congressional leadership blocking Hong Kong legislation Read Josh's reporting about congressional Democrats pulling out of the China Task Force Read Josh's reporting about congressional legislation to compete with China Read Josh's reporting about the Biden administration's stance on Uyghur human rights legislation

The 1856 presidential race was the most violent peacetime election in American history. War between proslavery and antislavery settlers raged in Kansas; a congressman shot an Irish immigrant at a Washington hotel; and another congressman beat a US senator senseless on the floor of the Senate. But amid all the violence, the campaign of the new Republican Party, headed by famed explorer John C. Frémont, offered a ray of hope: a major party dedicated to limiting the spread of slavery. For the first time, women and African Americans actively engaged in a presidential contest, and the candidate's wife, Jessie Benton Frémont, played a central role in both planning and executing strategy, and was a public face of the campaign. Even enslaved blacks in the South took hope from Frémont's crusade.The 1856 campaign was also run against the backdrop of a country on the move, with settlers continuing to spread westward-facing unimagined horrors, a terrible natural disaster that took hundreds of lives in the South, and one of the most famous Supreme Court cases in history, which set the stage for the Civil War. Frémont lost, but his strong showing in the North proved that a sectional party could win a national election, blazing the trail for Abraham Lincoln's victory four years later.-John Bicknell is the author of America 1844: Religious Fervor, Westward Expansion, and the Presidential Election that Transformed the Nation. He has written and edited for Watchdog.org, Congressional Quarterly, and Roll Call, and was senior editor of 2016 and 2018 Almanac of American Politics. He lives in Virginia.